NORWICH
–
Age
would
prove
to
still
be
triumphant
over
youth
in
this
years
edition
of
The
Canasawacta
Country
Club's
58th
annual
Member
Guest
Tournament.

Prior
to
the
start
of
the
tournament
on
Thursday
August
4,
it
was
noted
that
there
was
a
significant
increase
in
the
numbers
of
participants
when
compared
to
years
past.
This
increase
was
in
part
due
to
many
pairs
of
younger
golfers
stepping
onto
the
greens
to
see
where
they
could
land.

The
Masters
flight
–
along
with
all
other
flights
–
would
see
some
superb
golfing
throughout
the
sunny
three
day
weekend
tournament.
However,
the
race
for
the
ultimate
tournament
champion
would
come
down
to
just
two
teams
essentially,
neither
being
newcomers
to
the
tournament.

Tim
Carson
and
Scott
Seiler
–
both
over
50
years
old
and
still
defeating
younger
teams
–
returning
CCC
Champions
from
2011
and
2012
would
pull
off
the
five
stroke
win
over
Matt
Burrell
and
Craig
Dawson,
2014
champions.

After
Thursday's
opening
round
Carson
and
Seiler
would
secure
a
tournament
low
63
score
and
would
hold
the
two
stroke
lead
over
Burrell
and
Dawson
who
shot
a
solid
65.
Not
far
behind
were
eventual
third
place
winners
Justin
Bennett
and
Scotty
Seiler
who
would
earn
a
67
on
the
first
day.

After
completion
of
the
second
round
on
Friday,
August
5,
Carson
and
Seiler
would
see
a
sub
par
day
when
they
would
manage
an
uncommon
68
score
for
the
day.
This
slip
on
the
second
day
allowed
Burrell
and
Dawson
to
inch
toward
them
in
the
standings
after
two
days,
as
the
pair
would
gain
an
overall
stroke
when
they
shot
a
67.
This
would
land
Carson
and
Seiler
at
a
total
131
after
two
days,
with
Burrell
and
Dawson
earning
a
132.
Scotty
Seiler
and
Justin
Bennett
would
bring
up
a
solid
137
score
heading
into
the
Master's
Flight.

The
one
stroke
lead
heading
into
the
final
day
on
Saturday,
August
6,
proved
to
be
nothing
that
Carson
and
Seiler
would
rest
on.
With
the
others
in
the
Master's
Flight
battling
within
themselves
all
withing
about
10
strokes
or
so
back,
it
came
down
to
a
battle
of
prior
champions.

Carson
and
Seiler
would
battle
with
Burrell
and
Dawson
for
most
of
the
way,
until
they
could
eventually
pull
away
in
the
latter
holes
on
the
course.

“We
got
off
to
a
good
start
on
Saturday,”
said
Tim
Carson,
Masters
Flight
Champion
and
Tournament
coordinator.
“Seiler
hit
a
40
foot
birdie
put
on
the
third
hole,
and
Craig
Dawson
hit
it
to
about
10
feet
of
the
hole
and
also
birdied
there,
so
we
held
the
one
stroke
lead
still.”

Carson
and
Seiler
would
move
to
the
fourth
hole
where
they
successfully
gained
a
stroke
when
they
made
bogie.

Carson
explained
that
for
much
of
the
remaining
holes
approaching
hole
12,
the
match
seemed
to
be
somewhat
stalemated.

“We
were
up
two
at
that
point.
We
had
a
two
shot
swing
on
the
seventh
hole.
We
made
birdie
and
they
made
bogie
so
we
went
to
four
up
on
them,”
said
Carson.
“On
hole
12
it
felt
like
they
were
getting
a
little
closer
though.”

Matt
Burrell
sliced
a
solid
tee
shot
which
managed
to
actually
hit
the
pin.
However
the
bounce
wouldn’t
land
in
favor
of
Dawson
and
Burrell
as
the
ball
would
ricochet
about
10
feet
away
from
the
hole.
Despite
the
bounce
this
still
landed
the
duo
in
good
shape.

Seiler
would
proceed
to
chip
shot
his
ball
in
on
the
12th
hole,
in
somewhat
of
a
Tiger
Woods
Masters
fashion
with
the
ball
rolling
to
the
top
of
the
hill
and
dropping
in.

After
the
dramatics
on
hole
12,
hole
13
allowed
Carson
and
Seiler
to
pick
up
another
stroke
moving
them
to
then
being
up
five
strokes
on
their
opponents.

“We
both
hit
solid
tee
shots
within
15
feet.
At
that
point
we
were
just
looking
for
nothing
to
go
wrong
and
hold
on,”
said
Carson.

Much
as
Carson
attested,
hole
15
would
see
the
previous
2014
champions
Burrell
and
Dawson
push
once
more
for
the
lead
as
Carson
and
Seiler
uncommonly
stumbled
some,
with
Seiler
missing
a
short
put
for
par
on
the
hole.

Carson
and
Seiler,
seasoned
vets
of
the
game
would
close
out
the
tournament,
earning
a
par
on
hole
17
and
ending
with
a
birdie
on
hole
18,
pulling
the
lead
to
a
grand
strokes.
Carson
and
Seiler's
total
on
the
third
day
would
be
a
67
for
a
total
of
198
in
the
tournament,
while
Dawson
and
Burrell
would
shoot
71
for
a
total
of
203.

With
Carson
and
Seiler
earning
the
Masters
flight
win
it
marks
another
year
of
the
CCC
Member
Guest
Golf
Tournament
concluded,
going
off
without
a
hitch
with
Norwich's
finest
enjoying
the
weekend
sun
on
the
greens
of
the
local
country
club,
and
with
that
another
champion
has
been
crowned.

Below
are
the
top
three
finishers
of
each
flight
and
their
scores
for
each
day
and
totals:

Masters:
1st
–
Tim
Carson
and
Scott
Seiler
63-68-67-
198

2nd
–
Matt
Burrell
and
Craig
Dawson
65-67-71-
203

3rd
–
Justin
Bennett
and
Scotty
Seiler
67-70-68-
205

Oakmont:
1st
–
Dennis
Rifanburg
and
Jeff
Rivenburg
68-77-71-
216

2nd
–
Harry
Myers
and
Josh
Dolbin
75-67-78-
220

3rd
-
Lee
Skillin
and
Jim
Gorski**
71-72-78-
221

Baltusrol:
1st
–
Steve
Haskins
and
Daryl
Stevens
74-75-73-
222

2nd
–
Mark
DeMellier
and
Jim
Jones**
75-75-73-
223

3rd
–
Bryan
Smith
and
Ken
Benjamin
76-74-73-
223

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